County government · Whitley County, IN

Whitley County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitley County took in $95.5 million and spent $24.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money93%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (airport)0.7%County taxes0.2%

What stands out

93%

of Whitley County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes0.2%

Other taxes
0.2%$211 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$211 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$714 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport and other service charges
  • Airport$612 thousand
  • Other service charges$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money93%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
93%$88.5 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$5.4 million
Fines
0.7%$699 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals2.7%Interest on debt1.1%Social services0.1%

What stands out

60%

of Whitley County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$14.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$653 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$294 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$649 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$649 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$269 thousand
Social services
0.1%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitley County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Whitley County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.